Animal-trap.



No. 726,140. lPA'TBNTBD APB.. 21V', 190s..

J. GAMPBBLL, SA. ANIMAL TRAP.

APPLmATIoN FILED JULY 15, 1902.

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`To all wt'omizltjnay concern:

UNITED 'STATES' "PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN CAMPBELL, SR., OE WEBSTER, NEW YORK;

ANIMAL-TRAP.

srncrrrcacrron' forming para ofjneaes'latent 1vol 726,140, dated April 21, 1 903.

yAppllqantn' tied Juiyjl 5,'1i9'2.; snat No. 115.703I et modal.)

citizen of the United States, residingatWebster, in the county of Monroe andState of'New York, have invented new and useful Improve ments in Animal-Traps, o"f v which the followingl is a specifica-tion. ,Y

This invention relates to animal-traps; and

the primary object ofvth'e' same is to provide= a simple, cheap, and'eective device'by means of which rats or other animals may beentrapped without actuating mechanism'and when so entrapped will be unable to escape from the inclosu're, and when it is'desired to remove the animal from the trap a particular form of entrance-chute, which is readily detachable, is withdrawn for this .purpose and afterward replaced and secured in operative position. A

A further object of the invention'is toprovide a trap made up of separable parts which can be easily assembled and whelrseparated, capable of being nestedincompact form for convenience in transportation andstorage.

With these and other. objects and advantages in view the invention consists in lthe construction and arrangement of the several parts whereby they may be' easi'ly `separated or assembled and whicl will -be' more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a trap embodying the features of the invention and showingthe parts fully assembled. Fig. 2 is a bottomplan view of the.

rounding marginal wire 4 with the terminals of interlaced cross-wires 5 secured thereto. Thebasket-body 2 also has a lower surrounding base-wire 6 with interlaced wires 7, termi- Yafter he has' been en trapped.

g n v s y I nally attached thereto and shaped in such Be it known that I, J OHN'CAMPBELL, Srga,

manner` as to give the body a sufficient elevation above thebase-wire 6 and bottom 1to practically produce an inclosure. One end ofthe body 2 has an opening therethrough, in which-'is removably (itt-ed the chiite or funnel 3, the latter'having an outer circular rim-wire 8 and a plurality of longitudinally-disposed body-wires'Q, which are interlaced for a portion of their length by surrounding inclosing wires 10, the inner extremities of the bodywires being free and converged-*td reduce the opening through the chute`Y or funnel to prevent return of the animal therethrough Y It will be understood thatvthe inner free extremities of the lon git-udinalwires 9 have a resilient movement, and when Ian animal passes between them into the body ofthe trap they expand, and after the animabh'as fully entered the trap said extremities may resume their normalposition and resist the efforts of the envtrapped animal topesca'pe through the chute or funnel.v To the topY of the body 2 a wire Ygrip or handle l1 is movably secured, whereby theentire trap may be transported from one place vto another `The principal'feature ofthe present inven- .tion, as before' explained, is the separable nature ofj'r the three essential parts, and at suitable intervals on the opposite sides of the body-2 rings or eyes llaare arranged on the base-wire 6 and projected through the meshes ,of the interlaced wires 5 close to the marginal :.Wirej 4 to receive removable spring-keys 12,

which rest flatly against the under side of the bottom land reliably hold the body 2 intact gwith the base. At the lower portion of the "opening in the one end of the body 2 through which the chute or` funnel is inserted a ring or eye'1'3 is movably applied to portions of the Vinterlaced wires 7 at said'point and is adapted to be drawn throug'hthe meshes of the wires connected to the rimvS of the chute or funnel above the lowerportionf'of saidri-m to receive a removable spring-key 14, similar to the keys 12 heretofore set forth. The rim 8 is of greater diameter than that of the chute or funnel and bears against the end of the body around an openingtherein for the chute or funnel and prevents the latter from tiltin when it is applied. Y

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The several parts of the improved trap may be readily connected, and when sent out from the factory or hands of the manufacturer similar parts will be nested to adapt a great number of traps to be packed or stored within a comparatively small space, with obvious economy in the cost of shipment as well as increase in number of the traps within a given space or iuclosure.

Another mode of opening the trap and releasing the animal therefrom is to detach the keys in connection with the bottom of the same and permit the animal to fall directly from the body of the trap to the ground or into some destructive receptacle. This Inode of releasing the animal from the trap will be preferred in most instances, though the removal of the chute or funnel, as before described, may also be effective in this operation. The improved trap is also strong and durable in its construction, and impairment of any part thereof to such au extent as to render it useless will not destroy the entire trap structure, as said part may be readily replaced.

Changes in the proportions and dimensions of the several parts of the trap may be resorted to without modifying the principle of the invention. y

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. A trap comprising a body, a bottom, and an entrance-chute, the lower terminals of the opposite sides of the body having loop devices loosely held thereby and adapted to be passed through meshes of the bottom, and removable keys passed through the loop devices of the body and disposed against under sides of the bottom and also through a portion of the body and arranged against the outer end of the chute, whereby the several parts of the trap may be quickly assembled or disassociated.

2. In a trap, the combination of a. body having opposite loosely-depending rings at the bottom thereof, a bot-tom through which the rings are inserted, and removable keys inserted through the rings of the body and disposed against the under side of the bottom.

3. A trap comprising a body having a bottom attached thereto and an opening in one end, the bod'y having rings at opposite sides thereof and at the lower portion of the opening, an entrance-chute removably mounted in the said opening and havinga rim atits outer end, and keys removably inserted through the rings at the lower part of the body and at the lower portion of the margin of the said opening and adapted to bear against the under side of the bottom and the rim of the chute.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN CAMPBELL, SR.

Witnesses:

GEO. G. MASON, N. L. HENDEE. 

